I was lucky enough to have a mentor and teacher in the HVAC industry.
Long before I got my certification I was what we call a “helper” which is an assistant to a certified Heating as well as Air Conditioning tech.
My Uncle Max had been in the industry for 4 decades, as well as despite the fact that he was retired Max was still filled with needed information, then uncle Max told me that my main job as a helper was to listen as well as learn. I was getting paid for the job of course, but it was also free skills training for the rest of my career. Many Heating as well as Air Conditioning techs start out as helpers in this industry, this is the way it has always been because of the complexity of the work. Uncle Max called some of his outdated friends in the local Heating as well as Air Conditioning community as well as found me a starting position as a helper to a certified tech. I did my best to follow the advice of my uncle Max, as well as paid rapt attention to everything my certified Heating as well as Air Conditioning tech did as well as said. I even brought a spiral notebook to jot things down. At the end of the labor week I would go hang out with Uncle Max, who would roll a few joints as well as discuss heating as well as cooling details with me. Even when completely stoned on high octane cannabis, Uncle Max knew more about the industry than my certified Heating as well as Air Conditioning tech did. Between these 2 experts l received an incredible amount about heating as well as cooling repair over the course of a few weeks. Very soon I know that I’ll be ready to go for a Heating as well as Air Conditioning certification myself.